From 58fa6a3bf2600b8cb6338158c32d306a99658236 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Pipping <sebastian@pipping.org>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:56:57 +0100
Subject: Add hint on not being root

---
 layman/db.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/layman/db.py b/layman/db.py
index 90cd87e..58b6b8d 100644
--- a/layman/db.py
+++ b/layman/db.py
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ class RemoteDB(Overlays):
 
             # Check for sufficient privileges
             if not os.access(mpath, os.W_OK):
-                OUT.warn('You do not have permission to update the cache')
+                OUT.warn('You do not have permission to update the cache.')
+                import getpass
+                if getpass.getuser() != 'root':
+                    OUT.warn('Hint: You are not root.')
                 return
 
             try:
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